Caregiver and son charged with murder in death cover-up case

BID FOR BAIL

- YOSHINI PERUMAL

A CHATSWORTH family is seeking justice after the caregiver they hired to look after a stroke patient allegedly murdered her employer and attempted to claim his possessions.

Kogie Adilutchmee Moodley, 54, and her son, Delon Moodley 25, will continue their bid for bail in the Chatsworth Magistrate's Court, next month. Their bail application began last Tuesday.

The mother and son were arrested by Chatsworth police on August 6, for the alleged murder of Stephen Narayanasami Chetty, 56, who had died on April 25.

Chetty’s sister, Shirreen Govender, said her brother had employed Kogie two years ago, as a caregiver for his wife Rumba, after she had suffered a stroke.

She claimed Kogie had led them to believe that her brother had died of a heart attack.

Govender said she found her brother’s death suspicious and insisted that family members inspect his body at the mortuary.

She claimed they had found bruises on his neck, back, arms and buttocks, and his legs had fresh lacerations.

Govender is now demanding answers from the doctor, paramedics and funeral service, who she alleged “did not do a thorough job” in verifying how Chetty had died.

“I was sceptical after Kogie called me on that Friday around midday and said that my brother had died from natural causes at 8am. I questioned her as to why I was not notified immediately, and she said I should not worry as she was handling everything.